GPU Spike issue, low FPS. I5 @ 4.6Ghz, GTX 780. Unplayable

[Klad 0]

Hey. Im going crazy here, i have tried everything i possible could ever think of and my head is about to explode, really.

 

I have tried re-install Arma2 3 times now and different mods tried and vanilla dayz - same issue with all of them. I have tried alot of different servers on every mod :/

It does not matter if i have setting on lowest possible or everything on Ultra, same issue.

 

Using MSI Afterburner and the GPU usage in-game is spiking up and down ALL the time - its fine out in forests but when i come close to houses/cities - its start spiking up and down from 1% to 50% - Every second - This is causing the lag, its not playable at all, can barely move more or less.

 

I have tried launch options that people recommend.

 

System specs:

Intel i5 4670k @ 4.6 Ghz.

Asus VI Maximus Gene.

8 GB DDR3 @ 2133 Mhz.

EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB.

2x Samsung 120GB SSD.

BenQ 24" 144Hz monitor.

Corsair H100i CPU-cooler.

Windows 8.1.

 

No heat problem - CPU at 100% is not going above 60 degrees, even in stress-tests and it is a 100% stable overclock.

 

Been building computers for the last 12 years and im well aware of what im doing, have really tried everything i could think of.

Reinstalled every driver, tried different Nvidia drivers, old ones, new ones and beta. Same issue.

 

Anyone with a similiar issue? Any tips? Tried every search i could imagine and found nothing similar to this.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[SaveMeJebus 164]

Have you let nvidia experience optimize the video settings for arma2? .. I know alot of ppl cuss these programs but its worth a shot, managed to make mine look and run better.  Otherwise not sure what you problem could be that hardware should be killin it.

[piffaroni 13]

Hey. Im going crazy here, i have tried everything i possible could ever think of and my head is about to explode, really.

 

I have tried re-install Arma2 3 times now and different mods tried and vanilla dayz - same issue with all of them. I have tried alot of different servers on every mod :/

It does not matter if i have setting on lowest possible or everything on Ultra, same issue.

 

Using MSI Afterburner and the GPU usage in-game is spiking up and down ALL the time - its fine out in forests but when i come close to houses/cities - its start spiking up and down from 1% to 50% - Every second - This is causing the lag, its not playable at all, can barely move more or less.

 

I have tried launch options that people recommend.

 

System specs:

Intel i5 4670k @ 4.6 Ghz.

Asus VI Maximus Gene.

8 GB DDR3 @ 2133 Mhz.

EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX 3GB.

2x Samsung 120GB SSD.

BenQ 24" 144Hz monitor.

Corsair H100i CPU-cooler.

Windows 8.1.

 

No heat problem - CPU at 100% is not going above 60 degrees, even in stress-tests and it is a 100% stable overclock.

 

Been building computers for the last 12 years and im well aware of what im doing, have really tried everything i could think of.

Reinstalled every driver, tried different Nvidia drivers, old ones, new ones and beta. Same issue.

 

Anyone with a similiar issue? Any tips? Tried every search i could imagine and found nothing similar to this.

 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

did u try to go on dayz stalker?

 

 

please do, I have been running test, some clan mates are getting 50 fps. I have been tweaking the basic.cfg for over 2 weeks trying to get the right setting....so far, with 60 plus people on the server, I am getting no complaints.... but I need more people to test

 

please, if you havent gone , try the server and PLEASE report what u have.

 

someone with your rig got 70 fps or so they told me

Edited November 28, 2013 by piffkush

[Infiltrates 16]

Here, stop bitching, realize 15 fps is normal for some people. Unlike me haha.

[TheLastEmp 295]

Here, stop bitching, realize 15 fps is normal for some people. Unlike me haha.

 

Thats "i5" in the title not "15"... but regardless that rig should be caking it.

 

I think I've heard that ARMA doesn't like Win8.1 or SSD's or some combination of Win8.1 and ARMA installed on an SSD...  You could try parking all but 2 cores on the CPU as well, but I can't imagine that that's an issue. 

I'm kind of at a loss...

 

Send a PM to AmberHelios through these forums, He's a developer and will probably be your best bet for a solution.

[Guest]

try verifying your game cache via steam, it can kinda of help. What i can quess is:  try to reinstall direct X and microsoft .net 4.5.1; try disabling windows areo and trying window mode;

also try going to your start menu, type "msconfig" and go to the startup tab. Remove anything you do not need DIRECTLY on startup; you can always start them when you are in the OS. This can remove background processes and remove anything stressing your CPU

[Mos1ey 6301]

Here, stop bitching, realize 15 fps is normal for some people. Unlike me haha.

 

15 FPS even on low with that system? It's almost the same as mine and I get nearly 200 FPS on low.

 

@OP - try setting all graphics settings to their max value, object detail to normal and post-process effects to disabled.

 

Also set...

 

GPUMaxFramesAhead=1

GPU_DetectedFramesAhead=1

 

In your ArmA2.cfg and ArmA2OA.cfg.

[Klad 0]

Hey!! Thanks for the replys everyone. Im going to try out everything that i havent already, but i have tried both Arma2 and Arma 3 and they works PERFECT in SINGLE-Player, no issues, no lag at all.

So the issue im having is something over Multiplayer, same on both Arma2 / 3. Anyone heard about that before?

[Klad 0]

Maybe a possible solution? http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=15182 - I also have Nod32 anti-virus etc, same issue as they have. Going to check it out when i get back home.

[TheLastEmp 295]

Klad's solution seems pretty plausible, I would give that a shot.

 

Also, this reddit post describes something similar that seems to be related to windows 8.1

http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1rn9gm/windows_81_causes_dayz_lag/

[Klad 0]

Klad's solution seems pretty plausible, I would give that a shot.

 

Also, this reddit post describes something similar that seems to be related to windows 8.1

http://www.reddit.com/r/dayz/comments/1rn9gm/windows_81_causes_dayz_lag/

 

Yeah, i can confirm that it worked, NOD32 - Disable HIPS was the issue causing it. For the 10-20 minutes i tried, running around in Cherno in Arma 2 and 10 min on Arma 3, no lag at all. So hopefully its gone forever and im happy i found the solution, hopefully this thread can help other people aswell. Going to play later tonight and ill report back if its completely gone or not :)